Slippery sidewalks? Quebec students turn to pickle juice for help

A group of John Abbott College students is aiming to melt away some of the icy steps and entrance ways to their school with an environmentally safe product. Pickle juice, they say is the answer. The brine in pickle jars combined with table salt is a great solution to melt ice. The idea from the students earned them top prize in a recent competition. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the idea isn’t revolutionary but the students hope it will encourage others to follow their lead.

• Quebec students turn to pickle juice instead of rock salt to melt icy roads